Chocolate Zucchini Bread

This chocolate zucchini bread recipe is a decadent twist on a classic. Summer breads, like loafs that use zucchini, are an amazing treat throughout the hot months. This recipe is no exception.

Since this version has a sweet, chocolatey touch, you'll likely be craving this all year round. Great at picnics and potlucks – or after dinner for a little dessert.

Chocolate Zucchini Bread Ingredients

These are the ingredients you’ll need to make this chocolate zucchini bread recipe:

• Chocolate: You’ll need two types of chocolate: unsweetened chocolate and semisweet chocolate chips. 
• Sugar: Sweeten things up with two cups of white sugar. 
• Zucchini: Make sure to drain the grated zucchini well before incorporating it into the batter. If the zucchini is too wet when incorporated, the batter may not bake correctly.
• Oil: A cup of vegetable oil ensures tender, moist chocolate zucchini bread. If you do not have vegetable oil, other oils with high smoke points will work best. Canola oil, grapeseed, safflower or soybean oil are all great options.
• Eggs: Three eggs lend more moisture and help bind the batter together. 
• Vanilla: Vanilla extract enhances the overall flavor of the chocolate zucchini bread. 
• Flour: Two cups of all-purpose flour give the chocolate zucchini bread batter structure. 
• Baking soda: A teaspoon of baking soda acts as a leavener, which means it helps the bread rise. 
• Salt: A teaspoon of salt takes the flavor up a notch, but it won’t make the sweet bread taste salty. 
• Cinnamon: A teaspoon of ground cinnamon lends warmth and flavor. `

How to Make Chocolate Zucchini Bread

You’ll find the full, step-by-step recipe below – but here’s a brief overview of what you can expect when you make this homemade chocolate zucchini bread: 

1. Melt the chocolate. 
2. Mix the wet ingredients, stir in the chocolate, and mix in the dry ingredients. 
3. Fold in the chocolate chips and transfer the batter to the greased loaf pans. 
4. Bake the chocolate zucchini bread loaves until a toothpick comes out clean. 

How to Store Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Store chocolate zucchini bread (tightly wrapped in storage wrap and/or aluminum foil) at room temperature for up to two days or in the refrigerator for up to one week.

Can You Freeze Chocolate Zucchini Bread? 

Yes, you can freeze chocolate zucchini bread! Wrap the cooled loaves in a layer of storage wrap. Then wrap them in a layer of aluminum foil. Freeze for up to three months. 

Allrecipes Community Tips and Praise

“Delicious,” raves lclairday. “This is more like a decadent cake than a bread. The only change I made to the procedure was that I melted the chocolate chips with the chocolate squares. That circumvented them settling to the bottom during baking. This is a fantastic way to utilize all of your zucchini harvest!”

“Wow, this recipe is fantastic,” according to Amanda Turner. “I added a hefty dollop of sour cream to the wet ingredients and a few tablespoons of cocoa powder to the dry ingredients. I also sprinkled flour on the chocolate chips so they wouldn't sink.”

“I followed the recipe exactly with the exception of the bakers chocolate because we didn't have any,” says 2kids4me. "I substituted Hershey's cocoa and coconut oil for the chocolate. This was amazing! We made some into muffins and some into mini loaves of bread."

Editorial contributions by Corey Williams